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15 Tips for a Successful Conference Experience
May 18, 2012 • technical-writing •
How Character Drives Story -- Book Review of Ann Patchett's State of Wonder
May 14, 2012 • book-reviews, technical-writing •
Q&A: What should my major be for a career in technical writing?
May 12, 2012 • beginners, technical-writing •
Trying New Things, Changing Interests
May 9, 2012 • biking •
Book Review: Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson
May 8, 2012 • book-reviews, technical-writing •
Stuck in a system
May 7, 2012 • technical-writing •
Asking questions is more important than finding answers -- why?
Apr 27, 2012 • creativity, technical-writing •
Differences between blogs and wikis, and why you might need both
Apr 19, 2012 • technical-writing, wikis •
Leveraging the wisdom of the 80/20 rule: Focusing on content that matters
Apr 17, 2012 • technical-writing •
Guest Post: Why I Love Wikis
Apr 14, 2012 • technical-writing, wikis •
Finally Biking to Work
Apr 11, 2012 • biking •
Subpage Titles on Wikis -- Challenges, Conventions, and Compromises
Mar 22, 2012 • technical-writing, wikis •
Guest Post: Wikis Are the Future of Technical Documentation
Mar 20, 2012 • technical-writing, wikis •
Guest Post: A Week in My Life as a Technical Writer (with some humor)
Mar 17, 2012 • technical-writing •